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J. F. Kelly
J. F. Kelly

New York Times, Friday, August 23, 1957

Author:
J. F. Kelly
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 36.9
J. F. Kelly has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Note that the 41-Across clue is inaccurate. STOCKTON is slightly northeast of San Francisco.

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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,978
Across
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TV's opportune Sergeant. : SILVERS
8
Talked. : CHATTED
15
Oriental. : ASIATIC
16
Diffuse. : RADIATE
17
Noise of dishwashing. : CLATTER
18
Place on the Allegheny River. : OILCITY
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Went, as on a schedule. : RAN
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Lively: Music. : ANIMATO
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Man's nickname. : LES
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Gen. Bradley. : OMAR
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Of the morning. : MATINAL
27
Origin of much front page news. : EGYPT
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Symbol of Great Britain. : LION
33
Premier Kishi. : JAPANESE
36
Short-legged, long-eared hound. : BEAGLE
38
Wild marjoram. : ORIGAN
39
Starting point of the Burma Road. : LASHIO
40
Gentlemen's gentlemen. : VALETS
41
City S. E. of San Francisco. : STOCKTON
43
Ardor. : ELAN
44
Arabian coffee. : MOCHA
45
Chief U. S. delegate to London Disarmament Conference. : STASSEN
49
Torpid. : NUMB
53
Flying mammal. : BAT
55
More ornate. : SHOWIER
58
American humorist (1850–96). : NYE
59
Builder. : ERECTOR
61
Sparkle. : GLISTEN
63
Baltimore's Friendship. : AIRPORT
64
Author Belloc. : HILAIRE
65
Birds of the scratching genus. : RASORES
66
Adjective for the Empire State Building. : TALLEST
Down
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Holy: Comb. form. : SACRO
2
Pan-Arabia. : ISLAM
3
Wild grapevine. : LIANA
4
Brewery container. : VAT
5
Girl's name. : ETTA
6
Nothing: Fr. : RIEN
7
Acts the skinflint. : SCRIMPS
8
Citizen of Tito's domain. : CROAT
9
Scene of a recent coup d'etat. : HAITI
10
World-famous hotel of prewar Berlin. : ADLON
11
Twitching. : TIC
12
Automobile requisite. : TAILLIGHT
13
Feminine suffix. : ETTE
14
Tunisian Pashas. : DEYS
21
Spouse. : MATE
24
Reactive chemical substance. : REAGENT
26
Sourdough. : ALASKAN
28
Insect. : GNAT
29
Longings: Slang. : YENS
31
Hodgepodge. : OLIO
32
Rialto glitter. : NEON
33
By ___! : JOVE
34
Inland sea of Asia. : ARAL
35
Rectangular columns. : PILASTERS
36
Congressional group. : BLOC
37
Every. : EACH
41
Merganser. : SMEW
42
Video program. : TONIGHT
46
Four Hundred hostess, Mrs. ___. : ASTOR
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Swimmer's paradise. : SHORE
48
Classifies. : SORTS
50
Set loose. : UNTIE
51
Fort ___, Florida city. : MYERS
52
American poet. : BENET
53
Mowgli's friend, Baloo. : BEAR
54
Suffix in botany and zoology. : ARIA
56
Well-known nom de plume. : ELIA
57
Poetic brook. : RILL
60
Enlisted man's highest naval ranking. : CPO
62
Hurler Maglie. : SAL

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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